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Sister has Aspergers at 22

Steve21

Hi I am new to this forum and hoping that it can help me and my sister. 

My sister is 22 and has recently been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. She has no friends and is very isolated. Basically I just want to know has anyone else got a family member with this form of Autism that is of a similar age?

I'm really interested to know what are the achievable goals for her in the future e.g jobs, friends, hobbies etc. 

She has started to attend a support group but as she never talks to me & my mum we don't know how that is going. 

I just want her to live some kind of fulfilling life. I feel she is wasting her youth. I also worry about her future financially. 

Any replies would be great. Thanks. 

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  • Just be there for her and be supportive of her future. If she says she has something handled, trust her even if you know she is going to fall on her face. Just like everyone else we have to fall and learn how to dust off and make better decisions. Many aspies are highly intelligent, so don't talk down to her or treat her like a child. My husband for instance is an aspie and finished his masters degree at 20, my son is on the same track at 16. Aspies in defense mode need to know their environment is safe, non judgemental and comfortable for them before they'll ever come out, so just try to relate to her in her interests. I like to crochet. It gives me space between people and myself. It also gives me alone time wherever I am.

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  • Just be there for her and be supportive of her future. If she says she has something handled, trust her even if you know she is going to fall on her face. Just like everyone else we have to fall and learn how to dust off and make better decisions. Many aspies are highly intelligent, so don't talk down to her or treat her like a child. My husband for instance is an aspie and finished his masters degree at 20, my son is on the same track at 16. Aspies in defense mode need to know their environment is safe, non judgemental and comfortable for them before they'll ever come out, so just try to relate to her in her interests. I like to crochet. It gives me space between people and myself. It also gives me alone time wherever I am.

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